21 February 2013

StelsMDB is a MDB JDBC type 4 driver that allows you to perform SQL queries and other JDBC operations on Microsoft Access database (versions 2000-2010) files. The driver is completely platform-independent and does not require installing additional client or server software to provide access to MDB files. It can be effectively used to create, process, and export Microsoft Access databases in your Java applications. It supports most keywords of ANSI SQL'92, supports inner and outer table joins, supports CREATE, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements, supports transactions, and supports aggregate, numeric, string, conversion, and user-defined SQL functions.

Release Notes: Performance has been improved for multiple threads
The "watchFileModifications" property has been added.
It allows refreshing the driver cache if a MDB file was modified by some external process.

jui_alert is a jQuery plugin that provides simple notification with timeout and a close button. It is compatible with jQuery UI themes and supports localization support and modern Web browsers.

Release Notes: This release has been rewritten from scratch. Please note that it is not compatible with the previous version. It creates a simple notification message (with timeout and a close button), adds localization support, and supports simple effects ("slide", "bounce", "shake", and "pulsate").

Aspose.Cells is a .NET component for spreadsheet reporting without using Microsoft Excel. It supports a robust formula calculation engine, pivot tables, VBA, workbook encryption, named ranges, spreadsheet formatting, drawing objects like images, OLE objects, and importing or creating charts. You can also create Excel files using a designer spreadsheet, smart marker, or API and apply formulae and functions. It supports CSV, SpreadsheetML, PDF, and all file formats from Excel 97 to Excel 2007.

Release Notes: This release includes an enhancement for advanced conditional formatting when converting worksheets to image files. The Microsoft Excel ruler is now not displayed when setting Page Layout view. The performance of Excel to PDF rendering was improved, fixing hangs that occurred with certain Excel files. Issues with rendering spreadsheets (XLS, XLSX, etc.), protecting sheets, rendering PivotTables, encrypting files, and exporting to PDF have been resolved. Issues pertaining to the formula calculation engine have also been fixed.

Gwyddion is a modular SPM (Scanning Probe Microsope) data visualization and analysis tool. It can be used for all most frequently used data processing operations including: leveling, false color plotting, shading, filtering, denoising, data editing, integral transforms, grain analysis, profile extraction, fractal analysis, and many more. The program is primarily focused on SPM data analysis (e.g. data obtained from AFM, STM, NSOM, and similar microscopes). However, it can also be used for analyzing SEM (scaning electron microscopy) data or any other 2D data.

Release Notes: Import modules for APE Research DAX,
Nanomagnetics NMI,
and FEI Magellan SPM images have been added.
An export module for VTK structured grids has been added.
Support for importation and exportation of Gwyddion Simple XYZ field files has been added.
A module for extending image borders has been added.
Library functions and an experimental module for loading,
visualization,
and extraction of 3D volume data have been added.
Import of Shimadzu,
Createc,
Omicron SCALA and flat,
Nanoeducator,
Nanoscantech,
Nanoscope,
and NetCDF has been improved.
Crashes upon clicking color selection buttons have been fixed.
Several bugs in Merge have been fixed.

Unicorn is a Unix and LAN/localhost-optimized fork of the Mongrel HTTP server. It takes full advantage of functionality exclusive to Unix-like operating systems. It will reap and restart workers that die from broken apps, and there is no need to manage multiple processes yourself. Load balancing is done entirely by the operating system kernel. Requests never pile up behind a busy worker. The server does not care if your application is thread-safe or not, as workers all run within their own isolated address space and only serve one client at a time. All Rack applications are supported along with pre-Rack versions of Ruby on Rails via a Rack wrapper. It also supports atomic log cycling, nginx-style binary re-execution without losing connections, before_fork and after_fork hooks, and optional copy-on-write-friendly memory management.

Release Notes: Unicorn::Const::UNICORN_VERSION is now auto-generated from GIT-VERSION-GEN and always correct. There were minor cleanups for hijacking.

dynalogin is a distributed two-factor authentication suite that combines a secure UNIX server and API with an Android soft token. Open standards (HOTP, TOTP, and soon OCRA) are used for one-time passwords. A C library is provided for inclusion in existing software and Web sites. OpenID (using SimpleID) is supported for Web applications and single sign on. PAM is supported for easy UNIX and LDAP integration (SASL, RADIUS, and JAAS in development). It works with Google Authenticator or the dynalogin Android application.

Release Notes: This first major release supports OATH algorithms HOTP and TOTP, distributed deployment using TLS, and a range of databases using the UNIXODBC API.

Zfswatcher is ZFS storage pool monitoring and notification daemon. It periodically inspects the zpool status and sends configurable notifications on status changes such as disk failures. It also controls the disk enclosure LEDs. There is an embedded Web interface for displaying status and logs.

S3cmd is a command line client for storing data in
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service). It is ideal
for power users, scripts, cron jobs, etc.

Release Notes: Server-side copy for hardlinks/softlinks for improved performance, a new [signurl] command, handling of empty return bodies when processing S3 errors, upload from STDIN, support for custom HTTP headers, improved MIME support, support for --acl-grant/--acl-revoke in the 'sync' command, support for
CloudFront default index and default root invalidation, and much more.

The Resilient Streaming Protocol (RSP) is a one-way IP/UDP media streaming protocol that was developed to provide high reliability audio streaming between the mountainchill.com Internet radio station's rural studios and SHOUTcast servers. Although the protocol operates in a unidirectional fashion (without listener ack/resend packets), it does support optional listener reporting and packet quality tracking. A streaming server called rspServer is included. It accepts multiple RSP stream sources, providing both RSP and SHOUTcast compatible relaying and transcoding. The source code package also includes a command-line encoder and decoders.

Release Notes: Many bugs were fixed in RSP format discovery and stream re-pacing on the decoder and server. An example encoder and decoder that should build on any POSIX OS were included. A fully functional rspServer with SHOUTcast bridging, multiple stream support, and stream pre-rolling is included.

CSCall++ is a C++ library that converts common
uses of syscalls and C library functions into
forms that are more appropriate for use in a C++
context. The library wraps functions for dealing
with threads, files, FIFOs, serial I/O, sockets,
and directories.

Release Notes: An Infinity.txt file was added for use in rationale. A Chinese translation of Rationale.txt was provided. A a_fibonacii.cpp file that prints the Fibonacci series using Wy_DxULLong was added added. WyRegFile now has a _sf_size(off_t&) member.

Measuring Buffer is an enhanced version of buffer with many new features: It supports display of throughput, memory-mapped file I/O for huge buffers, IPv4/IPv6 network support, MD5 hash value calculation, and output to multiple targets in parallel (distribution mode).

pgBadger is a fast PostgreSQL log analyzer that generates detailed reports with charts.

Release Notes: This new major release adds parallel log processing by using as many cores as desired to parse log files. The performance gain is directly related to the number of cores specified. There are also new reports for autovacuum/autoanalyze information. Many bugs have been fixed. It is no longer necessary to enable log_duration or log_min_duration log formats, as all is handled in the same report.

Hiawatha is a secure and advanced Web server for Unix. It has been written with security as its main goal. It features advanced access control, prevention of SQL injection and cross-site scripting, banning of clients who try such exploits, the ability to run CGIs under any UID/GID you want, and many other features. These features make Hiawatha an interesting Web server for those who need more security than what the other available Web servers are offering. Hiawatha is also fast and easy to configure.

Release Notes: New in this version is caching for the reverse proxy functionality. PolarSSL has been upgraded to 1.2.5 to prevent the latest SSL attacks.

Ekiga (formely known as GnomeMeeting) is a soft phone, video conferencing, and instant messenger application for use over the Internet. It supports HD sound quality and video up to DVD size and quality. It is interoperable with many other standards compliant software, hardware, and service providers as it uses both of the major telephony standards, SIP and H.323.

Release Notes: All known crashes and freezes were fixed, including the long-standing freeze on quit on Windows. H.323 with gatekeeper is now functional again. There were two registration fixes, and numerous other fixes here and there. All users are encouraged to upgrade.

metaf2xml can download, parse, and decode aviation routine weather reports (METAR, SPECI, SAO), aerodrome forecasts (TAF), synoptic observations (SYNOP), and BUOY observations, and store the data as XML. XSLT style sheets convert it to plain language, as HTML or text. Current weather data from NOAA and other sources can be fetched and displayed.

Release Notes: SAO processing was extended further. FMH rules are now used for cloud bases in METAR, TAF, and SYNOP from the US. Many smaller improvements were made and a few minor bugs were fixed.

The wiki has become the clear choice for use among projects for their help documentation. Wiki Web Help takes the wiki concept and tailors it for use specifically with help documentation. It combines the best of both worlds, with operation similar to a chm viewer and the Web technologies that enable community involvement. It features a dual split pane with tabs for searching, index browsing, and display of contents (in a tree). Users can create and modify topics and pages. Pages can be tagged for index creation. Searching with highlighting is included.

Release Notes: A plugin was added for Sourceforge Allura trackers. An Ajax loader image was added for index, pages, and searches. A plugin for listing Sourceforge code repository feeds was added. An unnecessary page reload for index and search selection was removed. The version number now displays in the admin page. Focus has been added to popup forms. Broken links using wiki syntax for HTTPS links are fixed. An improper page reload in Chromium-based browsers when navigating with the back button has been corrected. IE now renders properly with the newer features.

Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.

Release Notes: This major release improves performance and handles the increasing volume of transactions on the network.